Trapped in Doctor Octopus' body, Peter Parker wages a desperate final battle against his old enemy in Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #700, the oversized anniversary issue of the long-running series from Marvel Comics and the best-selling comic book to specialty retailers in December 2012.

DC Comics rounded out the top ten with four titles. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #15, part of the "Death of the Family" storyline, was the publisher's top book at #3. Geoff Johns and Ivas Reis' Justice League #15, the first chapter of the "Throne of Atlantis" crossover, ranked #4. John Layman and Jason Fabok's Detective Comics #15 ranked #5. Finally, Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman and Robin #15 ranked #8.

Among other Premier Publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book for December was Mike Mignola's Hellboy at Hell #1 at #76 for the month.

Finally, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #105 was Image Comics' top-selling book in December at #28.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2012

QTYRANK

DOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEM CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

1

132.59

OCT120626-M

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700

$7.99

MAR

2

2

123.37

SEP120526-M

AVENGERS #1

$3.99

MAR

3

3

100.00

OCT120183-M

BATMAN #15

$3.99

DC

4

4

75.92

OCT120147-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #15

$3.99

DC

5

5

70.20

OCT120187-M

DETECTIVE COMICS #15

$3.99

DC

6

6

61.95

OCT120565-M

AVENGERS #2

$3.99

MAR

7

8

59.60

OCT120568-M

CABLE AND X-FORCE #1

$3.99

MAR

8

11

59.30

OCT120192

BATMAN AND ROBIN #15

$2.99

DC

9

7

55.29

OCT120589-M

ALL NEW X-MEN #3

$3.99

MAR

10

16

55.02

OCT120559-M

THUNDERBOLTS #1

$2.99

MAR

11

9

53.22

OCT120591-M

ALL NEW X-MEN #4

$3.99

MAR

12

13

50.11

OCT120152-M

AQUAMAN #15

$2.99

DC

13

17

49.71

OCT120193

BATGIRL #15

$2.99

DC

14

10

49.42

OCT120623

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699

$3.99

MAR

15

20

49.09

OCT120199

NIGHTWING #15

$2.99

DC

16

19

49.06

OCT120201-M

GREEN LANTERN #15

$2.99

DC

17

27

45.33

OCT120229-M

TEEN TITANS #15

$2.99

DC

18

29

43.71

OCT120624

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699.1

$2.99

MAR

19

38

42.64

OCT120577-M

AVENGERS ARENA #1

$2.99

MAR

20

14

42.47

OCT120599-M

CAPTAIN AMERICA #2

$3.99

MAR

21

31

42.29

OCT120200

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #15

$2.99

DC

22

15

42.00

OCT120609-M

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #2

$3.99

MAR

23

12

40.44

OCT120168-M

ACTION COMICS #15

$3.99

DC

24

35

39.96

OCT120190-M

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #15

$2.99

DC

25

41

39.73

OCT120597-M

DEADPOOL #3

$2.99

MAR

26

18

38.95

OCT120603-M

IRON MAN #3

$3.99

MAR

27

43

38.54

OCT120593-M

FANTASTIC FOUR #2

$2.99

MAR

28

36

38.12

OCT120547

WALKING DEAD #105 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

29

23

38.08

OCT120575-M

CABLE AND X-FORCE #2

$3.99

MAR

30

39

37.69

OCT120228

SUICIDE SQUAD #15

$2.99

DC

31

21

37.41

OCT120606-M

IRON MAN #4

$3.99

MAR

32

22

37.41

OCT120583-M

A PLUS X #3

$3.99

MAR

33

25

36.65

OCT120611-M

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #3

$3.99

MAR

34

42

35.90

OCT120162-M

EARTH 2 #7

$2.99

DC

35

24

35.23

SEP120131-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

36

44

34.73

OCT120179-M

BATMAN INCORPORATED #6

$2.99

DC

37

45

33.80

OCT120172-M

SUPERMAN #15

$2.99

DC

38

47

33.58

OCT120563-M

THUNDERBOLTS #2

$2.99

MAR

39

28

33.04

AUG120143-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

40

30

32.27

SEP120134-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

41

48

31.56

OCT120204-M

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15

$2.99

DC

42

33

31.49

OCT120662-M

UNCANNY X-FORCE #35

$3.99

MAR

43

32

31.42

OCT120134-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #5 (MR)

$3.99

DC

44

26

30.96

OCT120144-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #4 (RES) (MR)

$3.99

DC

45

53

30.41

OCT120595-M

FF #2

$2.99

MAR

46

49

30.30

OCT120158-M

FLASH #15

$2.99

DC

47

34

30.12

OCT120660

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #22

$3.99

MAR

48

54

29.96

OCT120601-M

X-MEN LEGACY #3

$2.99

MAR

49

52

29.78

OCT120206-M

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #15

$2.99

DC

50

57

28.38

OCT120581-M

AVENGERS ARENA #2

$2.99

MAR

51

55

27.92

OCT120541

SAGA #8 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

52

56

27.47

OCT120156-M

WONDER WOMAN #15

$2.99

DC

53

58

27.38

OCT120625

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15.1

$2.99

MAR

54

37

26.29

OCT120361-M

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #2

$3.99

IDW

55

61

25.78

OCT120208-M

RED LANTERNS #15

$2.99

DC

56

40

24.66

OCT120140-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN MOLOCH #2 (MR) [*]

$3.99

DC

57

46

24.37

OCT120639

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #18

$3.99

MAR

58

65

23.65

OCT120647

DAREDEVIL #21

$2.99

MAR

59

66

23.11

OCT120198

CATWOMAN #15

$2.99

DC

60

69

23.07

OCT120194-M

BATWOMAN #15

$2.99

DC

61

71

22.69

OCT120620

HAWKEYE #5

$2.99

MAR

62

50

22.67

OCT120665-M

WOLVERINE #317

$3.99

MAR

63

51

22.46

OCT120615-M

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10

$3.99

MAR

64

72

22.38

OCT120217

SWAMP THING #15

$2.99

DC

65

73

22.06

OCT120621

HAWKEYE #6

$2.99

MAR

66

76

21.12

OCT120216

ANIMAL MAN #15

$2.99

DC

67

75

21.12

OCT120164-M

WORLDS FINEST #7

$2.99

DC

68

68

20.80

OCT120176-M

TALON #3 [*]

$2.99

DC

69

224

20.42

OCT120874-M

DEATHMATCH #1

$1.00

BOO

70

77

20.33

OCT120175

SUPERGIRL #15

$2.99

DC

71

59

20.29

OCT120619

SECRET AVENGERS #35

$3.99

MAR

72

60

19.35

OCT120674

X-MEN #39

$3.99

MAR

73

62

19.31

OCT120648-M

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #3

$3.99

MAR

74

80

18.98

SEP120504-M

HAPPY #3

$2.99

IMA

75

63

18.63

OCT120634

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15

$3.99

MAR

76

85

18.54

OCT120009-M

HELLBOY IN HELL #1

$2.99

DAR

77

81

18.28

OCT120214

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #15

$2.99

DC

78

83

18.25

OCT120640

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #18.1

$2.99

MAR

79

82

18.22

OCT120174

SUPERBOY #15

$2.99

DC

80

64

17.79

OCT120641

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #19

$3.99

MAR

81

84

17.58

OCT120635

SCARLET SPIDER #12

$2.99

MAR

82

67

17.33

OCT120664

ASTONISHING X-MEN #57

$3.99

MAR

83

87

17.00

OCT120636

SCARLET SPIDER #12.1

$2.99

MAR

84

70

16.96

OCT120245

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #3

$3.99

DC

85

89

16.87

OCT120633

VENOM #28

$2.99

MAR

86

90

16.80

SEP120640

PUNISHER WAR ZONE #2

$2.99

MAR

87

74

16.36

OCT120638

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #20

$3.99

MAR

88

98

15.85

OCT120197

BIRDS OF PREY #15

$2.99

DC

89

99

15.82

OCT120671

GAMBIT #7

$2.99

MAR

90

100

15.80

SEP120644

WINTER SOLDIER #13

$2.99

MAR

91

96

15.77

OCT120017-M

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #16

$2.99

DAR

92

120

14.85

OCT120613-M

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #647

$2.99

MAR

93

105

14.29

OCT120669

X-FACTOR #248

$2.99

MAR

94

109

14.10

OCT120239-M

JSA LIBERTY FILES THE WHISTLING SKULL #1

$2.99

DC

95

113

13.99

OCT120670

X-FACTOR #249

$2.99

MAR

96

101

13.88

OCT120210-M

PHANTOM STRANGER #3 [*]

$2.99

DC

97

112

13.86

NOV120039

HELLBOY IN HELL #2

$2.99

DAR

98

125

13.72

OCT120617-M

RED SHE-HULK #60

$2.99

MAR

99

114

13.64

OCT120166

GREEN ARROW #15

$2.99

DC

100

116

13.58

OCT120622

DARK AVENGERS #184

$2.99

MAR

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Please note that comics marked with an asterisk have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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Please note that comics that were shipped to comic book retailers on December 28, 2012 with an on-sale date of January 2, 2013 were included in December's sales chart information.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.